How to create your own vBulletin-powered page! (uses vB templates)

[sdfaheem]

I am getting this error when i create a new page, so i tried using the same php file and template info but still get an error:

Warning: Unexpected character in input: '\' (ASCII=92) state=1 in /home/sdfaheem/public_html/desimeet.com/disclaimer.php on line 2

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home/sdfaheem/public_html/desimeet.com/disclaimer.php on line 2

Could you please help me with this?

[Lynne]

Make sure you are using a text editor made for coding, not something like Microsoft Word. It sounds like line breaks or extra text is getting added to your file.

[Keesa]

I just used this again and I just wish I could give it more stars because I LOVE THIS TUTORIAL.




I don't find this code in functions_online any longer, is there a new fix for that?

Now if you want to show who is browsing this new page of yours, just open up includes/functions_online.php and find:

[Lynne]

Originally Posted by Schnee

I don't find this code in functions_online any longer, is there a new fix for that?

See step 3 here - Display Users Viewing non-vBulletin Pages in "Online Users" (If you have several locations, you can modify those to use a switch statement).

[choccyclaire]

Sorry if this has already been asked but what would I have to change in the php file in order to place the page in another directory?

[Lynne]

You need to add a line leading to the forum with the vbulletin files like this prior to requiring the global.php file:

PHP Code:

chdir('/home/site/forum'); 


[choccyclaire]

Many thanks for the quick response.

[ilrglen]

What can I add or remove from the following code to keep out Guests and members of Usergroups 1, 2, 3, & 4 who are not also part of Usergroups 5 or higher (if that makes a difference)?

<?php 

// ####################### SET PHP ENVIRONMENT ###########################
error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE); 

// #################### DEFINE IMPORTANT CONSTANTS #######################
define('NO_REGISTER_GLOBALS', 1); 
define('THIS_SCRIPT', '9LA07081'); // change this depending on your filename 

// ################### PRE-CACHE TEMPLATES AND DATA ###################### 
// get special phrase groups 
$phrasegroups = array( 

); 

// get special data templates from the datastore 
$specialtemplates = array( 
     
); 

// pre-cache templates used by all actions 
$globaltemplates = array( 
    '9LA07081', 
); 

// pre-cache templates used by specific actions 
$actiontemplates = array( 

); 

// ######################### REQUIRE BACK-END ############################ 

chdir('/var/www/html/Forums/');
require_once('./global.php'); 
if (!$vbulletin->userinfo['userid']) print_no_permission();

// #######################################################################
// ######################## START MAIN SCRIPT ############################
// #######################################################################

$navbits = array(); 
$navbits[$parent] = '9LA07081'; 

$navbits = construct_navbits($navbits); 
eval('$navbar = "' . fetch_template('navbar') . '";'); 
eval('print_output("' . fetch_template('9LA07081') . '");'); 

?>

[Lynne]

Originally Posted by ilrglen

What can I add or remove from the following code to keep out Guests and members of Usergroups 1, 2, 3, & 4 who are not also part of Usergroups 5 or higher (if that makes a difference)?

Try changing this:

if (!$vbulletin->userinfo['userid']) print_no_permission();

To something more like this:

if (!$vbulletin->userinfo['userid'] OR !is_member_of($vbulletin->userinfo, 5, 6, 7)) print_no_permission();

That will give an error if the user is not logged in or if the member is not a member of usergroups 5,6, or 7.

[ilrglen]

Originally Posted by Lynne

Try changing this:

if (!$vbulletin->userinfo['userid']) print_no_permission();

To something more like this:

if (!$vbulletin->userinfo['userid'] OR !is_member_of($bbuserinfo, 5, 6, 7)) print_no_permission();

That will give an error if the user is not logged in or if the member is not a member of usergroups 5,6, or 7.

Will this then send them to the 'no permission page' or another error page?